Improvement in ball-throwers



I. A. PAINE.

BALL-THROWER.

Patentefi A a-r1111, 1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Osmond IRA A. PAINE, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN BALL-THROWERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 175,870, dated April11, 1876; application filed March 6. 1876.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA A. PAINE, of New York,'in the State of New York,have invented a new and useful Ball-Thrower, of which the following is aspecification:

The nature of my invention consists in the arrangement of an elasticcord or cords on a suitable frame, and provided with a cup capa-- ble ofcontaining the ball to be thrown.

In the lower part of the frame a recess is made, into which the foot ofthe cup fits, and is held by a spring-catch, which, on being released,will cause the cup to fly upward, on account of its connection with theelastic cords, and thus propel or throw the ball; and, further, inarranging a ball-joint between the bottom of the frame and the foot orstand of the machine, for the purpose of throwing the ball in anydesired direction.

The object of my invention is a machine for throwing balls, which Iprefer to make of glass, in any desired direction, to be shot at with ashot-gun, to teach and practice pigeonshooting.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure I represents a front view of themachine, embodying my invention. Fig. II is a cross-section of a part'ofthe same. 7

A is the stand or base of the machine, and B the frame, consisting oftwo diverging arms joined near the bottom. This frame B is attached tothe base or stand A by means of a ball-joint, 0, arranged with asuitable setscrew, a, to fasten and fix the frame at any Over the endsof the arms elastic bands or cords D are stretched, fastened toscrew-clamps E, provided with bolts F, to attach the same to lugs orprojections m, fast on the outsides of the arms.

By this arrangement the elastic cords or bands D may, by means of thesebolts F, be stretched more or less, as may be desired, and consequentlythe ball be thrown with greater or less velocity.

In the center of the elastic cords a cup, G,

' is firmly secured, the foot or end at of which fits into acorresponding hole, w, in the lower part of the frame B. In this hole 10a springcatch, v, is arranged, whose end fits into the recess 8 in thefoot n of the cup G. To the outer projecting end of this spring-catch ea cord is attached, for the purpose of pulling said catch 0 out of therecess 8, and thus liberate the cup G, so as to be acted 'upon by thepower of the elastic cords.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The cup G is presseddownward, so that its foot 01. enters the hole w in the lower part ofthe frame B, and is there held fast by the spring-catch e, entering therecess 8 in the foot or. of the cup. The ball to be thrown is thenplaced into the cup G, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. I. When thestring attached to the outer end of the catch 11 is pulled the cup Gwill be liberated, when the action of the elastic cords D will force thecup G, together with its ball, upward, and thus propel or throw thelatter a considerable distance, to act as a target for the person toshoot at, similar to the rising of pigeons out of a trap.

What I claim asmy invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of a frame, B, having diverging arms, with elasticcords D, provided with a cup, G, or a similar receptacle for a ball,attached in their center, and the springcatch 17, entering a recess orhole, w, in the bottom of the frame, substantially in the manner and forthe purpose described.

2. In combination with a frame, B, provided with elastic cords D, thescrew-clamps E and tightening-bolts F, arranged in the manner and forthe purpose set forth.

3. In combination with a frame, B, arranged and constructed as abovedescribed, and its foot or stand A, the ball-joint O, and set-screw a,substantially in the manner and for the purpose specified.

IRA A. PAINE.

Witnesses:

HENRY E. ROEDEB, EARLE H. SMITH.

